DEVOLVE (UP)ON SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

devolve (up)on someone or something: translation

devolve (up)on someone or something

[for something, such as a task] to be passed on to someone or a group. (

Upon

is formal and less commonly used than

on

.) •

This job, I am afraid, devolves upon you and you alone.

•

The task of repairing the damage devolved on Diane.